Other Names :
Tamil	Kollu
English	Horse-gram
Telugu	Ulavalu
Malayalam	Kullu ; Kollu ; Mutira
Kannada	Huruli ; Hulge
Marathi	Hulga ; Kulthi
Hindi	Koolthee ; Kulti
Sanskrit	Khalakula ; kulastha ; Kulatha
Description:
A common twining plant growing all over India, especially in Bombay and Chennai Presidencies.
Uses :
Liver and spleen, Calculus affections, Coughs.
How to Use:
Whole pulse is boiled and given to horses. Seed is good food for bullock. For scrofula, the decoction of the grain with pepper powder is given and for diarrhoea one tola of the expressed juice of the fresh plant and 1/4 tols of catechu mixed together is given thrice a day. A decoction of this grain is given to females during parturition to promote discharge of the lochia ; also used in leucorrhoea and menstrual derangements. With asafoetida, ginger powder and bidalone added to decoction is given in colic. A soup is a diet in sub-acute cases of enlarged liver and spleen ; also a diet in piles. Pulse is a demulcent in calculus affections, coughs, etc.
Parts Used:	Seeds
Taste:	Astringent
Action:	Astringent, diuretic